To achieve stable and sustainable growth, we need a well-educated and adaptable labour-force. Learning also has a wider contribution to make - it promotes active citizenship and helps to combat social exclusion. It opens up opportunities for people and gives them the chance to make a full contribution to the community. In a world which is changing rapidly, people need the skills to adapt, and opportunities to update them throughout their lives.

Education Indicators:

Percentage of students who, by the end of their learning programmes, have been taught key sustainability concepts,

Percentage of graduates and diplomates finding full-time employment, or pursuing further study, within six months of completing their programmes,

Proportion of pupils aged 16 achieving 5 GCSEs at grades A*-C (or equivalent qualifications) during the academic year in schools maintained by the authority,

Qualifications at age 19,

The number of enrolments on all adult education courses provided and secured by the local authority per 1,000 adult population.